Jobs you never forget

It was New Year’s Eve 2016 in Hindley St with thousands of people celebrating. Large groups of youths were gathering in Bank St and police were required . A patrol had cause to move a large group on owing to fights and anti-social behaviour This group became combative and, within seconds, it outnumbered police The incident erupted into complete chaos Bottles were thrown and police were being assaulted as more and more youths appeared Dozens of them jumped onto the bonnets and roofs of police cars Bottles were smashed and police car windscreens were stomped on . Eight police horses lined the street, all police worked tirelessly to return order to the street, and multiple arrests took place in the aftermath of the incident

It was a cold, quiet night shift in Ceduna in 2010. We had been advised that a violent escapee from a Victorian jail might try to travel to Perth by car. To do that on a sealed road he would have to travel through Ceduna My partner and I spotted a car outside a bank, a man trying to use an ATM, and several passengers in the car We approached and my partner recognized the escapee He instantly ran into the dark, adjacent caravan park What followed was the recall of every member from Ceduna police station Extensive cordons were put in place and a physical search of all houses in the area commenced . The rain came down as members, dripping wet and freezing cold, searched backyards in the darkness . Near mid-morning, the escapee was found hiding in a backyard dog kennel

Senior Constable 1c Kate Longden

(Response Teams Hindley St)

A regular day on the CBD beat when my partner and I responded to a report of man refusing to get out of taxi near the old RAH. The driver told us the man was armed with a screwdriver and knife and was attempting to carjack him . I looked over and saw a sweaty, panicked man in the driver’s seat with the weapons in his hands He yelled at us to stand back as a crowd began to form A security guard from the hospital approached and said the man was a Yatala prison escapee who had stabbed two guards We requested more resources and the man threatened self-harm Before I could blink, we were well supported with command and control well in hand by the boss of the then-LSA . After a short time, we apprehended the escapee without incident .

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